Julie's Jaunts - a Jaunt on the C-Train

And now a jaunt on the C-Train. I have commandeered my old travel blog to write about my experience with Breast Cancer. I have been diagnosed with Stage 3 Infiltrating Lobular Carcinoma and writing about my experience is strangely therapeutic. The relatively rare (~10%) Lobular cancer is trickier than the much more common (70-80%) ductal cancer. My new favorite saying is: "I *REALLY* like walking on TOP of the planet!" ... especially in my frog's feet!

Friday, January 29, 2010

11 Down, 17 to go - A smoother week but still unnerving!

Just a quick update to say that this week went more smoothly, 11 down, 17 to go. I still find it incredibly unnerving each time I surrender to radiation but things went pretty smoothly this week. The positioning was quick, not a lot of adjustments, and I felt like I was breathing somewhat normally. Even though I didn't actually walk to/from radiation, I did get the walking mileage in 3 days this week starting Wed. Also, I managed to stay awake all day yesterday with no naps and today is also looking pretty good! Looking forward to the weekend off.

Wildflower report - It's still early in the year but I did get to Edgewood once this week to check on the wildflower status. It was nice to see the early bloomers: Hounds tongue and Indian warrior have a good start and I also saw one blue witch and some gooseberry.

Thanks also to the generous food posse that continues to keep me well fed : Melanie, Angus/Melissa and Parnian.